Structure 1812522 · Cuyahoga County, OH

Ir 480 over Cuyahoga River Valley

Carries Ir 480 over Cuyahoga River Valley, .5 Mi East Of Ir-77/480.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
4,157 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

4,157 ft end to end, longest span 300 ft: about 12 football fields. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built20206 years old
Length4157.5 ft1267.2 m
Daily traffic53,780counted 2019
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyCuyahoga
Location.5 Mi East Of Ir-77/480
CarriesIr 480
CrossesCuyahoga River Valley
Coordinates41.40788, -81.63698

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length4157.5 ft (1267.2 m)
Max Span299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Deck Width85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Area32820.5 sq m
Main Spans15
Year Built2020

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic53,780 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number1812522

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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